Mask-wearing and respiratory infection in healthcare workers in Beijing, China

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-108

  Yang, Peng ^a   Seale, Holly ^b   Raina MacIntyre, C R ^b   Zhang, Haiyan ^c   Zhang, Zhen ^d   Zhang, Yi ^a   Wang, Xiaoli ^a   Li, Xinyu ^a   Pang, Xinghuo ^a   Wang, Quanyi ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Dong Cheng District CDC ^*  (China)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health personnel; Masks; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHINA; COTTON YARN MASK; DYSPNEA; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASK WEARING; MEDICAL MASK; NURSE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEX DIFFERENCE; WINTER;

EID: 79959578401     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702011000200002     Document Type: Article

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